Aptos boys’ soccer falls to Santa Cruz in SCCAL action | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Aptos High’s boys’ soccer team suffered its first defeat in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play following a 2-1 loss to Santa Cruz High on Wednesday night.
Haziel Parra scored the lone goal for the Mariners in the 32nd minute. The assist was credited to...
PV captures first-ever PCAL championship | High school flag football
Pajaro Valley last week secured the program’s first-ever Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ flag football championship following a pair of blowout victories, including a battle for first place in the Mission Division.
The Grizzlies then capped off the regular season with a bang in a...
Major turnaround has Sharks playing with confidence | Boys basketball
St. Francis is off to a blazing start after winning its fifth consecutive game to begin the 2024-25 winter campaign.
The Sharks improved to a 6-0 overall record following a 72-34 victory over Kirby Prep in non-league action Thursday night.
Robert Gomez Jr. had 21 points...
Mariners set to compete in first-ever girls SCCAL championships
APTOS—Aptos High sophomore Janie Houser is heading into the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships more confident than ever.
But first, she had one more warm-up match against Scotts Valley sophomore Danica Kelley, another premier wrestler in the league that’s been having a spectacular...
St. Francis’ Nash Horton, MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira named Preps of the Week | Central Coast Preps Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Central Coast Preps Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 25-31.
Preps of the Week
Boys: St. Francis High junior Nash Horton batted a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run—his third of the season—to...
Aptos boys soccer extends win streak to five | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Aptos High’s Ivan Zavala recorded a pair of goals as the boys’ soccer team defeated Soquel, 2-0, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday night.
Teammates Josiah Siqueiros and Haziel Parra each were credited with one assist for the Mariners, who placed second with...
Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Max Arce; St. Francis’ Peyton Orradre
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].
Boys
Max Arce (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian: The powerful Mustang...
‘Catz pounce on the competition during inaugural season | Girls flag football
Watsonville High senior and football junkie Joselyn Gutierrez has been playing competitive flag football since her days of ruling the grass fields at Lakeview Middle School.
When she became a freshman, her career was momentarily cut short only because the sport wasn’t an option in...
Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo earns first team honors | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Watsonville High’s Daisy Cornejo was one of several impact players that helped the Wildcatz girls’ volleyball team earn a trip to the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs in 2023.
The junior outside hitter and defensive specialist was all over the court this season. Cornejo...
Grit N Grace Academy becomes first all-girls wrestling gym in downtown Watsonville
Once upon a time in the early 2000s, Becky Clark was forced to enter a space dedicated to mostly oversized teenage boys tossing and grappling each other inside a smelly wrestling room.
The former Watsonville High standout doesn’t miss those hot grueling days of summer...
Watsonville, Aptos advance to CCS championship matches | High school soccer
It was a special, and historical, Wednesday night for four local high school soccer teams that kept their Central Coast Section postseason runs alive...
